Tareiq Holmes-Dennis

Congratulations to Tareiq Holmes-Dennis who made his first team debut on Tuesday night against Dagenham

Full Name:Tareiq Holmes-Dennis

Squad Number: 17

Valiant Number:806

Manager: Guy Luzon

Date: Tuesday 11th August 2015

Opposition:Dagenham & Redbridge

Ground:The Valley

Competition:League Cup, 1st Round

Competition Masquerading As: The Capital One Cup

Timing: 74th Minute substitute for Cristian Ceballos

Position: Central Defence

Score at introduction:3-1

Score at end:4-1

Impact: Looked comfortable and made one really good attacking pass, but didn’t have long to prove himself.

Date of Birth: 31/10/1995

Place of Birth: Farnborough, Kent

Age at Debut: 19 years, 285 days.

Previous Clubs: Oxford 14 (0) [loan], Plymouth 17 (1) [loan].

Development: Played for the Charlton youth team whilst still at school. Played in the FA Youth Cup final and progressed to the U21s side. Has league experience form loand spells at Oxford and Plymouth.

There has been a trend in recent seasons for Charlton to blood high numbers of new players at the start of the season. In our 2011 opener against Bournemouth a new record was set when for the first time since our initial league match in1921 we fielded seven new players in a match. Last season, that record was broken with eight new players taking a bow as we took on Brentford at Griffin Park.

This year there are ten players in the squad who could make their debuts on opening day. It is, perhaps, unlikely that all ten will make it onto the pitch, but we should expect a high number. Below we take a look at those players who might make their debuts.

Name:

El-Hadji BA

Squad Number:

22

Position:

Midfielder

Born:

Paris 1993

Age:

22

Height:

1.83m 6′ 0”

Weight:

70kg 11st 0lb

Source:

Sunderland

Date Signed:

29th June

Deal:

3 years. Terms undisclosed

Previous Clubs:

Le Havre AC 13 (1)
Sunderland 1 (0)
SC Bastia [Corsica] [loan] 7 (0)

Nationality:

French

International Appearances:

France U18 6 (0)
France U19 8 (0)
France U20 5 (0)

Trivia:

Ba scored on his debut for Sunderland in the FA Cup against Carlisle.
He suffered a broken leg which kept him out of football for much of last season.

Quote:

“It’s very nice to be a Charlton player. I’m very happy to be here. It was a little bit difficult at Sunderland. I was young and didn’t have a lot of time on the pitch, but now I am older and ready to fight at Charlton”. EHB

CAFC Friendlies:

Made starts against Welling, Genk, Sint-Truiden, Dagenham and West Ham. Played the whole match against Bolton.

Chances of Playing:

Must be a good chance as has played in most first team friendlies.

Name:

Patrick BAUER

Squad Number:

5

Position:

Central Defender

Born:

Backnag, Germany 1992

Age:

22

Height:

1.92m 6′ 4”

Weight:

84kg 13st 3lb

Source:

C.S. Marítimo [Madeira]

Date Signed:

22nd June

Deal:

4 years. Terms undisclosed

Previous Clubs:

VfB Stuttgart II [Germany] 7 (0)
C.S. Marítimo [Madeira] 45 (2)

Nationality:

German

International Appearances:

Germany U17 2 (0)
Germany U18 5 (1)
Germany U20 2 (1)

Quote:

“He will bring us a lot of height and power to our defence and is a perfect fit for the Championship.” GL

CAFC Friendlies:

Made starts against Welling, Genk, Sint-Truiden, Dagenham and Bolton. Played the whole match against West Ham.

“We identified Zakarya as a player who possesses a lot of pace on the left side of the pitch. He is an exciting footballer who will excite the Charlton fans and while with Genoa last year he played against some of the hardest opponents in European football”. GL

CAFC Friendlies:

Joined comaratively late, so only played against Bolton and Chelmsford.

Chances of Playing:

With only 74 minutes football from the pre-season friendlies, will need to proove he is match fit.